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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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